A police investigation is currently underway after a banner reading “White Lives Matter Burnley” was flown by an airplane over a stadium at the start of a soccer match in Manchester, England on Monday (June 22).
The plane flew over the stadium at the start of the game between Burnley and Manchester City.
“I’m ashamed and embarrassed that a small number of our fans have decided to put that around the stadium,” Burnley’s captain Ben Mee told Sky Sports after the game.
“We recognize that this banner will have caused offence to many people in Lancashire and beyond and we continue to liaise closely with our partners at both the club and in the local authority,” he said.
In a statement, Burnley condemned the “offensive banner” and said anyone involved in it will receive lifetime bans from entry into the team’s stadium.
